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plg (a/u [e/a]) vb. to divide
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Gpəˁalto divide (trans.)4 senses▶
1
to divide (trans.)
Common Aramaic
TAD B1.1 R6↗ טבא ולחיא נפלג כחדה‏ : we will divide the good and the bad together ; Dan 2:41↗ מַלְכוּ פְלִיגָה תֶּהֱוֵה‏ : it will be a divided kingdom ; GenApoc 2.21↗ עדבה פליג‏ : his lot is divided ; CPA Psalms21:19↗ ܦܠܓܘ ܡܢܘܝ ܒܝܢܬ݁ܗܘܢ‏ : they divided up my clothes between them ; P 1K(1)18:21↗ ܦܠܝܓܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܠܬܪ̈ܬܝܢ ܦܠܓܘܢ‏ ; BT BM 7a(38)↗ מאי חזית דפלגת הכי פלוג הכי‏ : why do you divide in this manner [i.e. crosswise]? Divide in that manner [i.e. lengthwise]
(1)
to distribute
Syr, JBA
IMac6:35↗ ܘܦܠܓܘ ܐܢܘܢ ܒ̈ܦܠܓܐ‏ : they divided them among the phalanxes [LXX: καὶ διεῖλον ,,, εἰς τὰς φάλαγγας] ; BT BB 58a(24)↗ אידך פלוגו בהדי הדדי‏ : divide the remainder among each other
(1)
fig. : to give what is due
Syr
LG 29:11(3)↗ ܘܸܐܡܲܬܝ ܕܠܵܐ ܦܵܠܸܓ ܐܼܝܩܵܪܵܐ ܠܡܲܢ ܕܘܵܠܸܐ‏ : when he does not show respect to one who deserves it ; P Job39:17↗ ܘܠܐ ܦܠܓ ܠܗ݀ ܒܘܝܢܐ‏ : he did not assign it understanding [MT: וְלֹא־חָלַק לָהּ בַּבִּינָה]
(2)
to separate
Syr
Nest 159:16 ܟܕ ܦܵܠܹ݁ܓ݂ ܗ̄ܘܲܝܬ ܠܗ ܡܹܢܝ ܘܡܲܪܚܸܩ ܠܹܗ‏ : when you were separating him from me and distancing him
(1)
w. בין : to distinguish between
JBA
BT Pes 2b(35)↗ בשלמא לדידי אשכחן דפליג רבנן בין איממא לליליא‏ : it accords with my opinion in that I have found that the rabbis distinguished between daytime and nightime
2
to be in the middle
Syr
StudSin11 49b:20 ܘܥܕ ܦܠܓ ܝܘܡܐ ܕܐܪܒܥܐ ܒܫܒܐ ܐܬܟܢܫܘ ܨܝܕ ܛܘܒܢܝܬܐ ܡܪܝܡ ܠܒܝܬ ܠܚܡ‏ : Until the middle of the day on Wednesday they gathered around Mary at Bethlehem. ; P Jn7:14↗ ܟܲܕ ܕܸܝܢ ܦܠܲܓܘ ܝܲܘܡܵܬܵܐ̈ ܕܥܲܕܥܼܕܵܐ܃ ܣܠܸܩ ܝܸܫܘ݂ܥ ܠܗܲܝܟܠܵܐ‏ : But when the days of the feast were half gone, Jesus went up to the temple.
(1)
p.p. : : in doubt, hesitant (see also s.v. plyg adj.)
JLAtg, Sam, Syr
TgJ Hos11:7↗ וְעַמִי פְלִיגִין לִמתָב לְאוֹרָיתִי‏ : My people hesitate to return to My teaching
(2)
to differ
JBA
BT BB 170a(4)↗ אם כן פלגתה לדמר ותפלוג‏ : if so, it is a difference of opinion from that of yours! Let it differ!
(1)
p.p. : w. ב : to differ over a matter
JBA, JBAg
BT Ket 36a(21)↗ סבר ̇ל̇ה כר׳ מאיר בחדא ופליג עליה בחדא‏ : he agrees with PN in one case and differs from him in one
(2)
p.p. : w. על (or א) : to differ with another person or with a text
Gal, PTA, Sam, JBA, JBAg
PTBer 3.a:6[2]↗ ורבן גמליאל פליג על רבנין‏ ; PTEr 25.c:42[2]↗ ותרוייהו פליגין על שיטתיה דר׳ יוחנן‏ : the two of them disagree over PN's method ; TN Gen49:2↗ דלא יהווי ביניכון גבר דלביה פליג על אחוי‏ : that there not be among you a man whose heart differs with his brother ; BT Ket 36a(21)↗ סבר ̇ל̇ה כר׳ מאיר בחדא ופליג עליה בחדא‏ : he agrees with PN in one case and differs from him in one
(3)
ܥܲܠ : to make discord with/over
Syr, LJLA
P Mt10:35↗ ܕܸ݁ܐܦ݂ܠܘ݂ܓ݂ ܓ݁ܲܒ݂ܪܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܐܲܒ݂ܘ݂ܗܼܝ‏ ; PJ Num17:5↗ למיפלוג על עיסק כהונתא‏ : to disagree over the matter of priestly status
(3)
ܒ : to accomplish half of something
Syr
ESSerm4 36:8 ܬܟܠܐ ܩܢܝܟ ܡܢ ܕܦܠܓܬ ܒܐܪܡܝܬܗ‏ : your pen runs out after your have gone half-way in writing it
(1)
+ ܐܘܪܚܐ : to go half way
Syr
ActsThom 321:6↗ ܘܟܕ ܦܠܓܘ ܐܘܪܚܐ݂܂ ܦܓܥ݂ܬ ܒܗܘܢ ܡܢܫܪ‏ : when they had gone half-way, PN met them
(4)
ܥܲܡ : to be neighboring (uncertain)
Syr
JohEphLES [232]:6↗ ܩܪܝܬܐ ܕܥܠ ܦܪܬ܂ ܐ݁ܝܕܐ ܕܣܝܡܐ ܘܦ݁ܠܓܐ ܥܡ ܩܠܘܕܝܐ ܐܬܪܐ‏ : a town on the Euphrates located and neighboring the place GN
3
to be distinctive, outstanding
JBA
BT Git 28a(20)↗ כיון דפלג פלג‏ : since he was exceptional he remained so
4
to attribute, assign, distribute
Syr
ICor7:17↗ ܐܼܢܵܫ ܐܼܢܵܫ ܐܲܝܟ݂ ܕܲܦ݂ܠܲܓ݂ ܠܸܗ ܡܵܪܝܵܐ‏ : each man as God as distributed to him
(1)
ܐܝܩܪܐ : to honor
Syr
ESNisB2 106:22 text not cited ; LG 23:6(1)↗ ܘܲܦܠܲܓ ܠܸܗ ܐܼܝܩܵܪܵܐ ܘܲܐܫܼܝܓ ܠܸܗ ܪܸ̈ܓܠܲܘܗ̄ܝ‏ : He showed him respect and washed his feet ; Addai.50.16↗ ܐܝܩܪܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܦܠܓܝܢ ܗܘܘ݂‏ ; JulSok 419(206):18↗ ܘܐܝܩܪܐ ܣܓܝܐܐ ܦܠܓ ܠܢ‏
Dpaˁˁelto divide in multiple parts3 senses▶
1
to divide in multiple parts
Qumran, JLAtg, Sam, Syr, Man, LJLA
TgO Gen15:10↗ וֻפַלֵיג יָתְהוֹן בִשוֵי‏ : he divided them up evenly ; SamTgJ Ex21:35↗ ויזבנון ית קעימה ויפלגון ית כספה ואף ית מיתה יפלגון‏ : they should sell the living one, divide up the money, and also divide the dead one ; P Gn11:7↗ ܘܢ݁ܦܠܓ ܬܡ݁ܢ ܠܫ̈ܢܐ‏ ; P Mt27:35↗ ܦ݁ܲܠܸܓ݂ܘ ܢܲܚܬ݁ܲܘܗܼܝ̈ ܒ݁ܦ݂ܸܣܵܐ‏ ; PJ Gen33:1↗ text not cited ; PJ Gen49:7↗ אפליג אחסנת בנוי דשמעון לתרין חולקין‏ : I shall divide Simeon’s holding into two parts
(1)
to separate (out), select
LJLA
PJ Num31:42↗ ומפלגות בני ישראל די פליג משה מן גובריא‏ : the division of the children of Israel that Moses had selected from the men
(2)
to distribute, provide
Sam, Syr, JBAmb, JBA, Man
MarqePoem2:81↗ שלם אתה מפלג‏ : You distribute peace ; to 25:v51 ܘܢܦܠܓ ܠܢ ܡܢ ܐܘܝܘܬܐ ܕܠܒܝ݂ܟܝܢܢ‏ : let us share what fellowship we possess ; JSBhom 74:145↗ ܚܙܵܬܸܗ ܕܐ̄ܪܵܙܵܐ ܫܸܩܠܲܬ̤ ܥܽܘܬܪܵܐ ܕܲܬܦܲܠܸܓܝ̄ ܠܸܗ‏ : the symbol's appearance lifted up abundance to provide to him ; BT Ḥul 132b(34)↗ במערב" מפלגין לה גרמא גרמא‏ : in Eretz Israel they distribute it [i.e. the animal to the priest] bone by bone
(3)
to make a distinction
JBA
BT AZ 7b(29)↗ בן בתירה לא קא מפליג בין זכרי׳ לנקבותּ‏ : PN does not make a distinction between (the sale of ) male and female (horses)
(4)
to make a dividing line (see also s.v. plg n.m. #6)
LJLA
TgJob38:25↗ מן פליג לשטפא דתהומא חריצי מיא‏ : who made water ditches for the flood of the deep? [MT מִי־פִלַּג לַשֶּׁטֶף תְּעָלָה]
(5)
(math.) ܥܠ X : to divide by X
Syr
BHCandBak [213]:1 ܢܒܲܨܪ ܡܢ ܫܢ̈ܝܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ ܬܠܬܐ݁ ܘܢܦܠܓ ܠܫܪܟܐ ܥܠ ܐܪܒܥܐ‏ : he should subtract three from the Seleucid date and divide the remainder by four
2
to call into doubt
Syr
IA1 92:v188 text not cited
(1)
to disagree
LJLA
PJ Num26:9↗ ופליגו על משה ועל אהרן‏ : they disagreed with (or: concerning?) Moses and Aaron
3
to spread a net
Man
JohnBook 147:10↗ gaidinun ligal ṣaida upalgẖ lsilita : the fisherman quickly reached them, and spread his net
Cˀafˁelto make sail away2 senses▶
1
to make sail away
JBA
BT AZ 69b(7)↗ מפליג לה לספינתא‏
2
to divert one's attention with doubt
Gal
PTSan 18.c:14[2]↗ ואפלג{י}<ו>נה במילי דאורייא‏ : they diverted him with discussions of Torah
(1)
ܥܲܠ : to excite
Syr
(2)
p.p. : dubious, uncertain
Gal
PTŠvu 37.d:24[2]↗ מהו מיטעניניה מילין מפלגן‏ : what about making dubious claims against him?
Gtˀeṯpəˁelto be divided, split3 senses▶
1
to be divided, split
JLAtg, Sam, Syr, JBA, LJLA
TgO Gen10:25↗ אֲרֵי בְיוֹמוֹהִי אִתפְלַגַת ארעא‏ ; SamTgJ Num16:31↗ ואפלגת ארעה דתחתיון‏ : the ground under them split open ; P Ex14:21↗ ܘܐܬ݂ܦܠܓܘ ܡ̈ܝܐ‏ ; P Lk12:53↗ ܢܸܬ݂ܦ݁ܠܸܓ݂ ܓܸ݁ܝܪ ܐܲܒ݂ܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܒ݁ܪܸܗ‏ : for the father shall be divided against his son ; BT BB 121b(29)↗ ארץ ישראל לשבטים איפלוג או דיל׳ לקרקף גברי איפלוג‏ : was Eretz Israel divided according to the (number of ) tribes or was it perhaps divided according to the number of individuals ; PJ Gen10:25↗ text not cited ; PJ Gen14:15↗ ואתפלג להום ליליא‏ : the night became something divided for them
(1)
to disagree with one another
JLAtg, JBA, LJLA
TgO Num16:1↗ text not cited ; TgJ 1Sam2:6tos↗ על עיסק דקם ואיתפלג על משה ואהרן‏ ; BT Šab 125a(28)↗ אי הכי אדמיפלגי בשברי תנור ליפלג{י}<ו> בתנור גופיה‏ : if so, rather than differing over oven fragments let them differ about the oven itself ; TgQoh1:2↗ דעתיד לאיתפלגא עם ירבעם בר נבט‏ : that he was going to disagree with PN
(2)
to be separated
LJLA
TgPs88:6↗ והינון מאפי שכינתך איתפלגון‏ : they were separated from Your Shekinah
2
to be allotted
Sam, Syr
(1)
to be attributed
Syr
AGnEx 26.3↗ ܡܛܠ ܐܝܩܪܐ ܕܐܬܦܠܓ ܠܗ‏ : because of the honor that was attributed to (the Sabbath Day)
3
to be in doubt
Syr, LJLA
ActsThom 321:3↗ ܗܝܡܢ ܒܝܫܘܥ ܘܠܐ ܬܬÝ€ܦܠܓ‏ : believe in Jesus and do not doubt ; IIMac8:13↗ ܘܐܬܦܠܓܘ ܥܠ ܕܝܢܗ ܙܕܝܩܐ ܕܐܠܗܐ‏ ; PJ Gen11:28↗ ובכין איתפליג ליביה דהרן‏
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto be divided3 senses▶
1
to be divided
Syr, Man
P Job38:24↗ ܡܬܦܠܓ ܢܘܗܪܐ‏ ; P Lk11:17↗ ܟ݁ܽܠ ܡܲܠܟ݁ܘ݂ ܕ݁ܬ݂ܸܬ݂ܦ݁ܲܠܲܓ݂ ܥܲܠ ܢܲܦ݂ܫܵܗ‏ ; GY 99:21↗ ušaiia ušušia nipalgun unipalgun nagia upuhria : let them be divided into hours and minutes and let (the minutes?) be divided into moments and sherds
(1)
to disagree with one another
Syr
BHCandBak 562:11 ܠܐ ܙܥܘܪ ܐܬܦܲܠܓܘ ܡܠ̈ܦܢܐ ܩܕ̈ܝܫܐ‏ : the holy teachers disagreed in no small amount
2
to be in doubt
Syr
JSB4 289:13↗ ܕܒܚ ܠܗ ܒܘܟܪܗ ܘܠܐ ܐܬܦܠܓ ܥܠ ܦܘܪܩܢܐ‏ : he sacrificed his first born and did not doubt about salvation ; P Je31:22↗ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܐܡܬܝ ܡܬܦ݁ܠܓܬܝ‏ ; P Mk11:23↗ ܢܸܬ݂ܦ݁ܲܠܲܓ݂ ܒ݁ܠܸܒܸ݁ܗ‏
3
ܥܲܠ : to revolt against (?)
Syr
AphDem22.437:8↗ ܐܬܦܠܓ ܩܘܪܚ ܘܚܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܥܠ ܡܘܫܐ‏
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 1193[569]DJPA: 433bDJBA: 911aJastrow: 1176Drower/Macuch: 373b, 374bPayne-Smith: 3136J. Payne-Smith: 446aLevy Ch-W: 2:265Tal Sam: 681DNWSI: 911DCPA[Schulthess]: 329[157]DJA: 73aQumran: 191

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